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\n\tBELFAST: UTV Media has confirmed that it is in discussions regarding a potential sale of its TV assets, with ITV reportedly set to purchase the Northern Irish broadcaster.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe board of UTV Media released a statement regarding the media speculation that said: "Discussions are ongoing and may or may not result in such a transaction being agreed. A further announcement will be made when appropriate."<\/p>\n

\n\tUTV has been locally owned since its launch in Belfast in 1959. The regional broadcaster is home to a slew of ITV programming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BELFAST: UTV Media has confirmed that it is in discussions regarding a potential sale of its TV assets, with ITV reportedly set to purchase the Northern Irish broadcaster. The board of UTV Media released a statement regarding the media speculation that said: "Discussions are ongoing and may or may not result in such a transaction …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"\nIreland's UTV Confirms Sales Talks<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ireland's UTV Confirms Sales Talks. BELFAST, August 24: UTV Media has confirmed that it is in discussions regarding a potential sale of its TV assets, with ITV reportedly set to purchase the Northern Irish broadcaster. . 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